11 Jan
2007
11 Jan
'07
2:32 a.m.
On 10-Jan-07, at 11:52 PM, Sachin G Nambiar wrote:
FOSS actually does imply the right to modify and distribute.
Shouldn't the term freedom be restricted to modifying the code? If a coder has to earn a living using principles of FOSS then the clause about "free to distribute" should be removed don't you think?
no - although I dont believe in RTFMing people as a rule, I would strongly suggest you read up something on open source and foss before carrying on this discussion further. Try this for starters:
http://www.opensource.org/advocacy/case_for_business.php
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regards
Kenneth Gonsalves
Associate, NRC-FOSS
lawgon@au-kbc.org
http://nrcfosshelpline.in/web/